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Lead Hazards are Everywhere in Milwaukee. Here’s What You Can Do to Mitigate Them.

March 21, 2025

By Julius Shieh This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Julius Shieh, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning

Here’s What We Know After One MPS School Closes Because of Lead Poisoning

March 7, 2025

By Julius Shieh This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Julius Shieh, Lead Poisoning, Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies

Lead Poisoning is a Serious Health Threat Here are 5 Things you Need to Know

January 24, 2025

By Julius Shieh This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Julius Shieh, Lead Poisoning

Milwaukee renters face higher lead poisoning risks as city struggles to hold landlords accountable

September 2, 2023

‘We have to do something,’ a Milwaukee Health Department official says as the city rolls out a new approach to removing lead from older rentals. by Farrah Anderson Wisconsin Watch News414 is a … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Aidan Branch, Books for Kids, Deanna Branch, Farrah Anderson, Jaidyn Jordan, Lead Poisoning

President Biden’s EPA proposes tougher lead dust rules. Here’s what it means in Wisconsin.

September 2, 2023

If finalized, the rule would require more thorough abatement and cleaning at lead-tainted homes and child care facilities. By Farrah Anderson Wisconsin Watch News414 is a service journalism … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Farrah Anderson, Landlords, Lead Poisoning

Milwaukee regulators can force landlords to fix lead hazards, but only if they can find them

September 2, 2023

The Milwaukee Health Department faces lead enforcement challenges as ranks of out-of-state landlords grow. By Farrah Anderson Wisconsin Watch News414 is a service journalism collaboration … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Deanna Branch, Farrah Anderson, Landlords, Lead Poisoning

Milwaukee Makes Plans to Replace Lead Service Lines. Is There Money to pay for it?

July 21, 2023

By Trisha Young This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning, Lead Service Lines, Milwaukee Water Works, Patrick Pauly, Trisha Young

The Fight Against Milwaukee’s Lead Crisis Should Be Driven By Community Interests, Not Financial Ones

May 12, 2023

By Robert Miranda This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Community Front-Line Groups, Freshwater for Life Action Coalition, Get the Lead Out Coalition, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning, Robert Miranda

Activists Call for Federal Investigation into Milwaukee’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

April 1, 2022

By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Angel Sanchez, Freshwater for Life Action Coalition, Janette Herrera, Lead Poisoning, Lena C. Taylor, Matt Martinez, Robert Miranda, Tyler Weber

Eliminating Lead Exposure Must Be a Priority Vice President Harris Says

January 29, 2022

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Several years ago, Deanna Branch’s future looked grim. Doctors had told her she may never walk again, that she’d have to be put on dialysis, that she needed a voice box … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Gwen Moore, Kamala Harris, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning, Tammy Baldwin

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